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Tears of Pearls
Artist: Savage Garden
Album: Savage Garden
Transcribed by: Ginger (fireinsidetheman@hotmail.com)
Format: Guitar tabulature
Riff 1
E|----1--1-1---------|
B|----3--3-3---------|
G|----2--2-2---------|
D|----0--0-0---------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
Riff 2
E|5--6--5-----5----------|--------------5--5----|
B|---------8-----8--6----|6--6--8--8------------|
G|-----------------------|----------------------|
D|-----------------------|----------------------|
A|-----------------------|----------------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------------|
E|5--6--5-----5----------|----------------------|
B|---------8-----8--6----|6--6--5--5----3--3----|
G|-----------------------|----------------------|
D|-----------------------|----------------------|
A|-----------------------|----------------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------------|
Intro
Guitar 1: Play Riff 1 eight times during the intro.
Guitar 2: Rest 4 measures and then play Riff 2 once.
Riff 3
E|----0--0-0---------|----0--0-0---------|----0--0-0---------|----3--3-3---------|
B|----1--1-1---------|----1--1-1---------|----1--1-1---------|----0--0-0---------|
G|----2--2-2---------|----2--2-2---------|----0--0-0---------|----0--0-0---------|
D|----2--2-2---------|----2--2-2---------|----2--2-2---------|----0--0-0---------|
A|----0--0-0---------|----0--0-0---------|----3--3-3---------|----2--2-2---------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----3--3-3---------|
First Verse ("Stare each other down...")
Guitar 1: Play Riff 1 four times, then play Riff 3 once. Then rest four measures
for the interlude.
Guitar 2: Rest for eight measures, then play Riff 2 one time for the interlude.
Second Verse ("Is love really...")
Guitar 1: Play Riff 1 four times, then play Riff 3 once. Then rest for two measures
for the hook into the chorus.
Guitar 2: Rest for ten measures (the entire strain).
Riff 4
E|2----------------|2----------------|0----------------|3----------------|
B|3----------------|3----------------|0----------------|0----------------|
G|4----------------|2----------------|0----------------|0----------------|
D|0----------------|0----------------|2----------------|0----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|2----------------|2----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|0----------------|3----------------|
Chorus ("All these mixed emotions...")
Guitar 1: Play Riff 4 twice.
Guitar 2: Play Riff 4 twice. If guitarist 2 is also playing the keyboard
part, skip playing Riff 4.
Third & Fourth Verses ("Your kisses are..."; "Well I could be...")
Guitar 1: Play Riff 1 four times, then play Riff 3 once. Repeat for the fourth
verse. Rest for two measures.
Guitar 2: Rest for sixteen measures (both strains).
Chorus
Guitar 1: Play Riff 4 twice.
Guitar 2: Play Riff 4 twice. If guitarist 2 is also playing the keyboard
part, skip playing Riff 4.
Riff 5
E|2----------------|(2)----------------|0----------------|(0)----------------|
B|3----------------|(3)----------------|0----------------|(0)----------------|
G|4----------------|(4)----------------|0----------------|(0)----------------|
D|0----------------|(0)----------------|2----------------|(2)----------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|2----------------|(2)----------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|0----------------|(0)----------------|
E|2----------------|(2)----------------|0----------------|3--------0--------|
B|3----------------|(3)----------------|0----------------|0--------2--------|
G|4----------------|(4)----------------|0----------------|0--------2--------|
D|0----------------|(0)----------------|2----------------|0--------2--------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|2----------------|2--------0--------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|0----------------|3-----------------|
Bridge & Keyboard solo ("We twist and turn...")
Guitar 1: Play Riff 5 once. Then play Riff 4 once, but hold each chord out for
two bars each instead of one bar each.
Guitar 2: Rest sixteen measures (the entire strain).
Riff 7
E|----2--2-2---------|----2--2-2---------|----0--0-0---------|----3--3-3---------|
B|----3--3-3---------|----3--3-3---------|----0--0-0---------|----0--0-0---------|
G|----4--4-4---------|----2--2-2---------|----0--0-0---------|----0--0-0---------|
D|----0--0-0---------|----0--0-0---------|----2--2-2---------|----0--0-0---------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|----2--2-2---------|----2--2-2---------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|----0--0-0---------|----3--3-3---------|
Choruses
Guitar 1: Play Riff 4 twice. Repeat.
Guitar 2: Play Riff 7 twice (quietly). Repeat. If guitarist 2 is also playing the keyboard
part, skip playing Riff 7 the second time.
Riff 8:
E|2--3--2--0--2--0-----0--|2--3--2--0--2--0-----0--|
B|------------------3-----|------------------3-----|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
E|2--3--2--0--2--0-----0--|----------------------|
B|------------------3-----|2--2--1----2--1--0----|
G|------------------------|----------------------|
D|------------------------|----------------------|
A|------------------------|----------------------|
E|------------------------|----------------------|
Outro:
Guitar 1: Play Riff 4 until fade.
Guitar 2: Play Riff 8 until fade.